Title : WWW:Wake (first book of a 3-book series) Author : Robert J. Sawyer Genre : Science fiction Rating : 3.5/5 Dragons are not for me. I also shy away from vampires, and from fable-like, mythical sounding works of fiction. Although sci-fi and fantasy are routinely clubbed together, they are very different. While fantasy is […]
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Book Review : WWW-Wake
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Book Review : Instruments of Darkness
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Title : Instruments of DarknessAuthor : Imogen RobertsonGenre : Historical MysteryPublisher : Pamela Dorman BooksPages : 384Rating : 4/5Source : Publisher ARC I started on Imogen Robertson’s “Instruments of Darkness” having had no prior introduction to her writing or work. The jacket flap promised a dark, intriguing mystery and I’m glad to report that this […]
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Title : HeartstoneAuthor : C.J. SansomPublisher : Viking AdultGenre : Historical fiction/ mysteryPages : 626 (Hardcover)Published : Jan 24, 2011Rating : 4.5/5Source : Publisher ARC Heartstone is the 5th book in C.J.Sansom’s Matthew Shardlake series. In it, Sansom’s hunchbacked lawyer hero takes on another intriguing case. The time is of Catherine Parr’s reign on the […]
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Title : Finding Nouf Author : Zoe Ferraris Genre : Mystery/Suspense/Cultural Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Pages : 305 Rating : 4/5 Finding Nouf is about the disappearance of a 16 year old girl. Nouf ash-Shrawi, the daughter of a wealthy and influential family, was by all accounts surrounded by comforts and led a happy […]
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Title : The Unincorporated manAuthor : Dani and Eytan KollinGenre : Science fictionPublisher : Tor BooksPages : 496Rating : 3/5 A futuristic society in which people are incorporated just like other assets, cars fly and walls are permeable. Sound intriguing? I thought so, which is why I picked up this book. And just like the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : The Shadow Woman
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Title : The Shadow WomanAuthor : Ake EdwardsonGenre : Crime / ThrillerPublisher : PenguinPages : 352Rating 6.5/10Source : Publisher ARC What with the success of Steig Larsson’s trilogy, translated Swedish thrillers seem to be coming out in full force. Ake Edwardson’s “The Shadow Woman” is one such book, translated by Per Carlson. This novel is […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : The Blood of Flowers
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Title : The blood of flowers Author : Anita Amirrezvani Pages : 384 Publisher : Little, Brown and Company Rating : 4/5 This book tells the story of a 14 year old nameless young woman in 17th century Persia (now Iran), who after her father’s death, is forced to seek support from her uncle. Her […]
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Title : Empire Falls Author : Richard Russo Pages : 284 Rating : 4/5 It’s been a while since I read this novel, but I still remember it as being one told with great sympathetic skill. Let me explain that. Most “contemporary” novels deal with day-to-day life and present issues. There are husbands and wives, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
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Title : The White Tiger Author : Aravind Adiga Genre : Realistic fiction Pages : 288 Publisher : Free Press Rating : 4/5 It has taken forever to get this book off my Reading List and into my hands, because I thought it would be a) Boring (did I really want to read about a […]
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Title : The SparrowAuthor : Mary Doria RussellGenre : Science fiction/Religion and spiritualityPages : 408Publisher : Ballantine BooksRating : 4/5 You have an earth-ful of people. Yet, it is tantalizing to believe that there is life out there, intelligent aliens who will want to meet others like themselves and forge bonds of friendship and world […]
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